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Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by DoreenMichele »

jamesogunjimi wrote: post #107

Was a bit disheartening getting that second mail. I mean, I'd already shared the news with Anita, the cofounder. When I woke up to the third mail, I wasn't sure what to think. 'Getting in' is okay, right? But knowing you 'got in' on merit is easier than knowing you got pushed in because of a system malfunction. Was almost not going to participate, but reading comments here, maybe I will. Hopefully, we get to learn an…

If you think the primary value of acceptance is some social signal rather than access to the system, wow. This is not the first comment of this sort I have seen suggesting this will be a lousy deal. And I am resisting the temptation to say "I'll be happy to take your slot if you don't want it" only because I have other plans, basically.

Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by chrischoy »

I got the rejection email first then acceptance email. Regardless of those emails, I am actually happier now cause everyone is getting in so that this startup community is bigger.

I think it's hard to decide which companies can be in, but I know everyone is working so hard for their startup. So, everyone being accepted is the best outcome I want to see. Good job YC! Looking forward to exchanging ideas and getting advice from everyone!

Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by wmattei »

kcorbitt wrote: post #63
mic500 wrote: post #51

I feel like that one of the spirit of YC is try something new, well done. I still have a question, can I join the class on Tuesdays? I mean be a live audience. We're willing to give up $10k, and ask no questions in the class.

There will be an application process open to all SS participants for the in-person class (unfortunately our room has limited seating). We hope that everyone who wants to will be able to attend at least one lecture in person!

That's exciting to hear! I filled out the class attendance application attached to the mistaken acceptance email before the correction was sent -- is that the form you are referring to or will there be a new one?

Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by chrischoy »

pilingual wrote: post #64

Hi everyone! I went through SS last year, and I was going to email them suggesting this exact solution. Know that trying to decide 1000 out of 15000 startups is incredibly challenging, especially given the fact that the application asks for very little data. So don’t ever think you weren’t meant for this, because it is a school program and everyone has the potential to dominate. This isn’t a zero sum game. As for sta…

Totally agree. I am happier with bigger community.

Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by adora »

sudosteph wrote: post #86

I can't stay mad at y'all after this response. I am looking forward to making your application reviewer peeps feel silly after this is all over though. Team 2nd chance has a lot to prove, and I think many of us do really appreciate YC's new commitment to supporting ALL founders at this point, even if it took a mistake to get there.

I was the application reviewer and I look forward to feeling silly :) But really, one of the things I've been thinking about for a long time is how YC can help every startup in the world. We're still not there yet but this pushed us some steps closer.

Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by snowmaker »

iphoneman123 wrote: post #118

Do all 15,000 still get AWS / Digital Ocean credits? Or is that only reserved for the 100 selected companies?

We're working hard to renegotiate the credits with the companies offering them. We'll definitely be able to offer some credits to all 15,000 companies but we're not sure exactly which ones yet.

Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted

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Post by jamesogunjimi »

kcorbitt wrote: post #69
Waterluvian wrote: post #34

I'm out of the loop. What are the actual costs of advisorless groups? Is it just bandwidth and server costs or are there further services.

Mainly we just didn't build the course's functionality or navigation with that volume of users in mind. We also want to make sure we provide a great experience to everyone, whether their group has an advisor or not. We're going to be working very hard over the next week making sure we're able to do that for everyone.

Thank you.
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